This Agency for Health Care Research and Quality invites applications to establish and support State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to conduct an initiative that is based on PCOR evidence to improve care for medically underserved people; the initiative’s focus must be on behavioral healthcare.
Donor Name: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/12/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is developing a Healthcare Extension Service to accelerate the dissemination and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence into healthcare delivery through improvements in healthcare policy, payment, and practice, and to reduce healthcare disparities especially among people who receive Medicaid, are uninsured, and other people who are medically underserved.
To support this initiative, the Cooperative will (1) engage key stakeholders including Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, and other organizations that address the health needs of people who are medically underserved in identifying and addressing barriers and facilitators to implementing patient-centered healthcare delivery improvements that are based on PCOR evidence, (2) work with healthcare policy, payment, community, care delivery, and research organizations that serve people who are medically underserved to build their capacity to implement patient-centered healthcare delivery improvements based on PCOR evidence, and to support ongoing learning, (3) conduct evaluations of the Cooperative’s activities and (4) provide the support structure to ensure these activities are integrated and aligned.
The Cooperative recipients will work closely with AHRQ and recipients of two related NOFOs: National Evaluation Center (NEC) for AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement (U19) and National Coordinating Center (NCC) for AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement (U54).
Funding Information
The total costs (direct and indirect) for a project awarded under this NOFO will not exceed $6.25 million in any given year and $25 million for the entire project period.
Project Period
The project period must be 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for AHRQ support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
